NEETZoologyExcretory Products and their Elimination
Why is terrestrial adaptation necessary for the production of lesser toxic nitrogenous wastes?
Options
- AFor easy removal of waste
- BFor better digestion
- CFor conservation of water
- DFor better health
Correct answer
C. For conservation of water
Step-by-step solution
The process of excreting ammonia is Ammonotelism. Many bony fishes, aquatic amphibians and aquatic insects are ammonotelic in nature. Ammonia, as it is readily soluble, is generally excreted by diffusion across body surfaces or through gill surfaces (in fish) as ammonium ions. Kidneys do not play any significant role in its removal. Terrestrial adaptation necessitated the production of lesser toxic nitrogenous wastes like urea and uric acid for conservation of water . Mammals, many terrestrial amphibians and marine